What effect does reverse biasing have on a p-n junction diode?

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1. What effect does reverse biasing have on a p-n junction diode?

It decreases the potential barrier at the junction

It increases the potential barrier at the junction

It increases the number of minority charge carriers flowing

It increases the number of majority charge carriers flowing

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Reverse bias widens the junction’s depletion region and raises its potential barrier, which is exactly why it blocks the flow of majority carriers.